Mount Olive High School - Eagles Claw Yearbook (Whiteville, NC)

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C L A S S H I S T 0 R Y It is really hard to believe that four years ago we were Freshmen. we had looked forward toward entering a high school for eight long years. In the year of nineteen hundred and fifty-three we enter- ed the portals of Mt. Olive High School with forty-five stud- dents enrolled. It was very hard for us to consider ourselves as high school students. We worked hard trying to become mem- bers of a few clubs and organizations with Mrs. E. E. Powell as our instructor. Many of us felt this was an exciting year. Finally, we were Sophomores. We found Mr. Yates at his desk with his roll book and pen Here we realized how little we knew and how great the task was before us We became more serious minded, and settled down to real work Many students were in the school closing play 'A ntie s Big Joke August, nineteen hundred and fifty five, we were Jun iors, how proudly we were looking forward to a Junior a Senior Prom Tried to make this the greatest event of the year Many of our students took part in the high school play nMeet The Husbandn Our advisor that year was Miss E A Taylor Yes, we are Seniors The first person we saw was Mrs Brown We only have twenty seven to graduate, but we took up on our shbulders the duties and carried out the task to win We know that there was still more to be done The class offi cers are as follows President John Stephens Vice President Ina Jane Lennon Secretary Ida Virginia Stephens Ass Secretary Johnsle Shipman Treasurer Queen E Wooten Queen Wooten has been our treasurer for two years We are now making preparation for our class play and graduation we want to thank all for the privilege of attending Mt Olive High School from first through twelfth grade To our parents and teachers, again we thank you ff? snr wg By Johnsie Shipman Romania George ' Ruby Lennon thx EP' gil 4 JW 0 o o , f I YI q I In - -s N ll o o 2 O I o 0 s o . - .. O , .- Q l . --..-..----.. ........---..----..-- . 0 0 0 0 o ,lx-X ,.r L-- H- N fbfZ :sn WV ,, i ' I' , 1+ MT .Q A ' A , ' 13, ,iv 4, r ,. . . I. ,, , - ttf' , 5'